School: Ardee (De la Salle) (roll number 2094)
- Location:
- Ardee, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Br. P. Ó Scannail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 068
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“A person who enters a house in which churning is going on must take a hand at churning...”
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A person who enters a house in which
churning is going on must take hand at
churning - otherwise take away luck.Unlucky to meet red-haired woman.
Breaking mirror brings bad luck for 7 yrs.
Killing spider brings rain.
Child passing under ladder or under a
person's arm grows no more.
A warm ear means somebody talking of you.
Itching hard means you are to get money.
Crying on birthday means crying often during year.
Unlucky to spill salt or kill robin.
Two robins looking in a window mean a death
in the house.
Whit week supposed to bring a drowning.
Keeping jackdaw in house is unlucky.
It is a warning if mirror falls without
being broken.
Dreaming of being pursued by black pig
means drowning.
Moth flying around you means a visitor or letter.
Animals supposed to have gift of speech on Christmas Eve.
Frog entering house means a death in that house.
Unlucky to cut lone bush.
Unlucky to strike anybody with stick of elder.(continues on next page)